Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,299,245 and represented 95.87% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.15M), followed by Ramsey (501.63K), and Dakota (400.78K).

In terms of percentages, Lincoln had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.91%), followed by Wilkin (99.84%), and Wadena (99.78%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Hennepin	1147055	92.84
Ramsey	501625	92.64
Dakota	400780	95.84
Anoka	335730	96.63
Washington	246950	97.49
St. Louis	197835	98.88
Stearns	149855	95.56
Olmsted	144410	94.35
Scott	138210	96.40
Wright	131120	98.78
Carver	98310	97.90
Sherburne	91935	98.61
Blue Earth	64410	97.12
Crow Wing	63560	99.54
Rice	62140	94.49
Clay	61330	97.66
Otter Tail	57245	98.72
Chisago	54275	99.18
Winona	49745	97.84
Beltrami	45675	99.05
Goodhue	45485	98.42
Itasca	45045	99.65
Kandiyohi	40230	94.30
Benton	38900	97.79
Isanti	38780	99.50
Douglas	37040	99.56
Mower	36750	92.80
Steele	36005	98.17
Carlton	35370	99.52
McLeod	35095	97.96
Becker	33480	99.13
Nicollet	32875	97.31
Morrison	32770	99.45
Polk	31060	98.32
Freeborn	29410	96.35
Pine	28970	99.45
Cass	28895	99.57
Le Sueur	27450	98.09
Mille Lacs	25590	99.46
Brown	24960	99.01
Lyon	24630	95.32
Todd	23800	97.38
Meeker	22750	98.57
Wabasha	21255	98.86
Hubbard	20695	99.21
Fillmore	20655	98.88
Dodge	20290	98.59
Martin	19870	99.52
Nobles	18815	86.15
Houston	18565	99.46
Waseca	18485	98.27
Kanabec	15945	99.63
Aitkin	15775	99.62
Roseau	15240	98.58
Redwood	15185	99.05
Renville	14460	98.23
Sibley	14335	96.14
Pennington	14040	98.98
Faribault	13685	98.49
Wadena	13615	99.78
Koochiching	12345	97.63
Chippewa	11475	95.55
Cottonwood	10960	96.39
Pope	10905	99.32
Lake	10515	99.48
Watonwan	9955	90.71
Jackson	9900	98.56
Yellow Medicine	9785	99.14
Stevens	9465	96.73
Rock	9340	99.20
Marshall	9315	99.20
Swift	9225	98.03
Clearwater	8760	99.43
Pipestone	8700	94.72
Murray	8170	97.79
Lac qui Parle	6675	98.52
Norman	6480	98.78
Wilkin	6335	99.84
Grant	5885	99.07
Lincoln	5700	99.91
Mahnomen	5490	99.73
Cook	5105	96.14
Big Stone	4970	99.10
Kittson	4300	99.19
Red Lake	3990	99.50
Lake of the Woods	3775	99.08
Traverse	3300	98.95